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The A.V. Club Quibi, reviewed: We judge Chrissy’s Court, the new Punk’d, and more | Gizmodo 9 Movies With Characters Who Prove Immortality Can Be a Total Drag | Lifehacker How to Sleep When the World Is Falling Apart | Gizmodo Location Tracking to Fight Coronavirus Is Dangerous and Possibly Pointless | Deadspin ‘If I…
By G/O Media Published April 7, 2020 -
The A.V. Club The 50 greatest special effects movies of all time | Gizmodo 10 Apocalypse Movies to Watch With Happy (or at Least Not Totally Depressing) Endings | Deadspin RIP Al Kaline. You Were The Greatest Player Time Forgot | Gizmodo Star Trek: The Original Series’ Must-Watch Episodes | Lifehacker Everything You Need to…
By G/O Media Published April 7, 2020 -
Metal Gear Solid 2 Retrospective: Be Careful What You Wish For
The initial technological threat in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is Metal Gear RAY. It is an “anti-Metal Gear,” a mech designed to destroy what came before. It is singularly focused on destroying the past, and so is Metal Gear Solid 2. This game is the anti-Metal Gear game. It is the great…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 7, 2020 -
Sony is refunding digital preorders of The Last of Us Part II and Iron Man VR following last week’s indefinite delay of both games. According to a note on the PlayStation support website, customers who preordered digital copies of Naughty Dog’s sequel and the guy who preordered Iron Man VR will be refunded automatically.
By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2020 -
Over the weekend, Nintendo hardware drew long lines in Japan, which, considering the coronavirus outbreaks, was not a good thing. Today, Nintendo announced that, other than hardware reserved by customers, it would not be shipping any Switch or Switch Lite consoles in Japan.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2020 -
Explaining Board Game Rules Is Some Bullshit
If you haven’t seen it, Shut Up & Sit Down are to thank for the essential guide to overcoming the worst thing about board games: how to explain the rules to your friends. This video from the Aunty Donna boys is…the opposite of that. I am Mr. Secretly Watching Football, and I feel personally attacked…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2020 -
The A.V. Club The best TV comedies on Netflix | Lifehacker How to Make Sure You Get Your Coronavirus Relief Money, Even If You Don’t Need to File Taxes | The A.V. Club Simply the beast: 18 of the greatest dog sidekicks in pop culture | Jezebel Who Should Take Care of Kids When Parents…
By G/O Media Published April 6, 2020 -
Gizmodo Could Trump Cancel the Election Because of Coronavirus? | The A.V. Club Not ready for prime time: 18 animated series that didn’t make it a full season | Deadspin Retro Video Game Quarantine Hits the Hardwood with NES Double Dribble | The Root Blacks and Latinos Affected Most by Job Losses During the Coronavirus…
By G/O Media Published April 6, 2020 -
Link To The Past’s Hyrule Recreated In Animal Crossing
That is a lot of terraforming. VaynMaanen has taken their regular Animal Crossing island of Forsena and completely transformed it into the Link to the Past version of Zelda’s Hyrule, from towns to waterfalls to mountains. That is, uh, a lot of work, but it also looks fantastic, not just as a homage, but just…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2020 -
The A.V. Club The best movies on Netflix | Kotaku What Are You Playing This Weekend? | Lifehacker How to Tolerate the People You’re Quarantined With | The Root A Navy Captain Wrote a Letter Begging for Help With the Coronavirus Onboard His Ship. He Was Removed From Duty | Deadspin LaMelo Ball Has Become…
G/O Media Published April 4, 2020 -
Bunny Day Sucks
I was excited for Animal Crossing New Horizon’s first big holiday. It sounded fun. But it sucks. I hate it. I want it to stop. Leave my island and take your eggs with you, Zipper. Bunny Day is a holiday that is currently being celebrated in Animal Crossing. During this time players collect different types…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2020 -
Deadspin These Guys Were Great, They Just Never Got Enough Credit: The 10 Most Underrated NBA Players Since 1990 | The A.V. Club Wigging out: 17 times horrible hairpieces ruined TV shows and movies | Kotaku Let’s Rank The Civilization Games, Worst To Best | The Takeout 8 foods that we, non–Instant Pot obsessives, cook…
By G/O Media Published April 3, 2020 -
Kotaku Reacts To Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Two weeks have passed since Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out, and almost everyone on the Kotaku staff has poured themselves into trying to make our new desert islands feel like home. It’s been…a process—full of blood, sweat, and a lot of broken axes—and we have some thoughts about it. Hopefully by now you’ve read…
By Ethan Gach Published April 3, 2020 -
PSA: Don’t Watch The Latest Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer
This morning, the publisher Square Enix put out a new trailer for its upcoming video game Final Fantasy VII Remake. We here at Kotaku would like to offer some friendly words of advice: Don’t watch it. See, this new trailer for the game (which launches on April 10 for PS4—although many stores in Europe and…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2020 -
Loads Of Awesome Old PC Games Will Keep Your Damn Kids Busy
ExoDOS, a project we profiled last year to catalogue and preserve every MS-DOS game ever released, is doing something special in these new and trying times: rounding up all their collected educational games and distributing them with notes and tips for parents. This is some essential shit! My wife and I (mostly my wife, since…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2020 -
Professional Fashion Photographer Now Taking Snaps In Animal Crossing
Under normal circumstances, Jessica Kobeissi is a professional photographer who spends her time shooting agency models in glamorous settings. But these are not normal circumstances, and so for the next little while, Jessica is taking photos in Animal Crossing instead. In this video posted to her YouTube channel, Jessica shows how Animal Crossing’s photo mode,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2020 -
Apex Legends‘ Bloodhound Event Adds Permanent Duos Next Week
Starting next week, Apex Legends is getting a permanent Duos mode, alongside a temporary event featuring Bloodhound. Announced today, Apex Legends’ Old Ways Lore Event will run from April 7-21. According to the description, prowlers—alien beasts perhaps most memorable for scaring the crap out of me in Titanfall 2—will be loose and guarding high-tier loot.…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 2, 2020